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two weddings

When ONE wedding just isn’t enough, sometimes folks have two weddings! The reasons can range from intercultural issues to geographical distances…

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Katia & Andreas’ low-budget, triple tiered German wedding

The offbeat bride: Katia, translator, photographer, dancer Her offbeat partner: Andreas, WEB 2,0 Master, PR-Officer, music expert Location & date of wedding: Kettwig-Rathaus, Germany; “3/4 Zehn” Kettwig; “Veranda” Odessa; the Crimea trip — 6th August 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: I am from Ukraine. My husband is German. So all clichees are there at […]

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Christina & Marius’ stellar trans-continental, Oslo to NYC, wedding celebration

The offbeat bride: Christina, Curator Her offbeat partner: Marius, Artist & blogger Location & date of wedding: Sister’s garden in Oslo, Norway AND Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY — June 22, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: He’s Norwegian and I’m American, so we decided to have two parties — one in Oslo, Norway and […]

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Jessica & Lorien’s Oliver Stone meets David Lynch fantasy wedding

The offbeat bride: Jessica Her offbeat partner: Lorien, CEO of Pingg.com Location & date of wedding: Wedding in Nevada desert, party in NYC loft — 10/3/09 wedding; 10/24/09 party What made our wedding offbeat: Never a traditionalist. Always a rebel (unless it turns into a cliche). Terrified of weddings and every “walk down the aisle,” […]

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Jo & Nova: two brides, two countries with two weddings

Joe and Nova had two wedding ceremonies: one in the peak of summer in their home town of Perth, Australia (which they called our “Unlawful Union” as gay marriage is not recognised over there, and one a few days later in Canada.